Stigmabase | Australia - New Zealand

Ghana politician says Africa is under 'satanic attack' from gays  - Ghanaian retired MP Mike Ocquaye has called calls for the protection of LGBTI people in Africa 'satanic attacks' and has claimed that Africa's ...

Croydon priest's ' gay marriage' with immigrant to keep him in the UK  - A CATHOLIC priest has been suspended for 'marrying' a Pakistani immigrant to keep him in the UK . Father Donald Minchew has admitted entering ...

Aboriginal art exhibition  - Featuring the work of Australian Aboriginal artist, Jeremy Mudjai Devitt, the exhibition will also include work by women artists from the Australian ...

Service salaries lower for indigenous Australians  -  Indigenous employees in the ACT public service are paid an average of 10.34 per cent less than their non- indigenous colleagues, a report says.

Race act debate misses the point  - The original inhabitants of Australia didn't see themselves as an “ Aboriginal race”. They were part of hundreds of separate tribal nations. I'm from the ...

A different approach to suicide prevention  - For the past five years, every four hours, someone in Australia dies by suicide . That's more than 2000 lives a year lost. Two thousand faces which will ...

Suicide leading cause of death for young Australians  - The National Children's Commission is today promising to make suicide prevention one of its top priorities, as an Australian Bureau ...

Mental health a serious issue in Australia  - With Australian Bureau of Statistics data revealing suicide as the leading cause of death for Australians aged 15 to 44 in 2012, Ms Roberts said more ...

Climate change will push millions back into poverty - CARE  - Climate change will push millions back into poverty - CARE ... Australia is already supporting organisations, like CARE, to work with vulnerable ...

Heatwaves hurt disadvantaged Australians the hardest  - Heatwaves hit the most disadvantaged Australians the hardest. ... who argue that elderly, low-income and disadvantaged Australians are more ...

Cricket's signing of anti-homophobia policy sends strong message  -  Australian cricket has a long-standing, zero-tolerance approach to ... the Australian Sports Commission, the Gay and Lesbian Rights Lobby and the ...

Mystic Mantra: The power of relaxation  - However, researchers in New Zealand have found that people who work at least 50 hours a week are up to three times more likely to face alcohol ...

Scholarship programme invests $1m into new jobs creation  -  New Zealand's largest real estate group Harcourts is investing more than ... One such person is Tracy Denny, who was a 2013 scholarship recipient.

More fires less heat pumps  - Census figures from Statistics New Zealand show that 12,108 homes used electricity for ... "I think people are going back to that wood," he said.

Running till you're blue, red and green in the face  - The Colour Run New Zealand , held at Trentham Memorial Park yesterday, ... It was a fun way to introduce people to healthy lifestyles, he said.

New Zealand to introduce new standards for mobile payments  - Mobile commerce is becoming more popular among New Zealand consumers, but many of the platforms that are available to these people operate ...

Companion dog has been life-changer  - The Assistance Dogs New Zealand Trust was founded in 2008 by Julie Hancox and now has about 17 dogs helping people with a range of disabilities ...

Growing desire to learn about Asian cultures and languages  - Almost all (93 percent) people polled in the survey — New Zealanders ' Perceptions of Asia and Asian Peoples in 2013 — thought it was valuable to ...

Harrowing battle remembered   - It's important that we acknowledge those stories of Maori and Pakeha who fought in this area and other parts of the motu and their struggles, what ...

New leaders sought at wananga  - Mr Mather, who took up his role in October after heading Maori Television for most of its first decade, is known for his interest in strategic leadership.

UC management student wins business scholarship to India  - A University of Canterbury (UC) PhD management student investigating New Zealand business networks in promoting Māori entrepreneurship has ...